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It uses advanced AI models (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter) to provide personalized product recommendations and instant customer support.<\/p>\n\n<h4>\ud83d\ude80 KEY FEATURES<\/h4>\n\n<p><strong>Multi-Provider AI Support<\/strong>\n* OpenAI (GPT-4, GPT-4o, GPT-3.5)\n* Anthropic (Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus)\n* Google (Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini Pro)\n* OpenRouter (access to 100+ models)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Intelligent Product Search (RAG)<\/strong>\n* Semantic product search using embeddings\n* Context-aware recommendations\n* Understands natural language queries\n* Filters by stock, price, categories<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Smart Cart Integration<\/strong>\n* Add products to cart via AI\n* Track cart contents in conversation\n* Seamless WooCommerce integration<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Customizable Widget<\/strong>\n* Position: bottom-right, bottom-left, top-right, top-left\n* Custom colors and branding\n* Magic prompts (quick suggestions)\n* Light\/dark themes\n* Mobile responsive<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Analytics &amp; Insights<\/strong>\n* Track product recommendations\n* Monitor conversion rates\n* Session analytics\n* Popular queries tracking<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Developer Friendly<\/strong>\n* Clean, documented code\n* WordPress Coding Standards compliant\n* Extensive filter\/action hooks\n* REST API endpoints\n* Translation ready<\/p>\n\n<h4>\ud83d\udca1 PERFECT FOR<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Online stores wanting to improve customer experience<\/li>\n<li>Shops with large product catalogs<\/li>\n<li>Businesses looking to reduce cart abandonment<\/li>\n<li>Stores needing 24\/7 customer support<\/li>\n<li>Sites wanting to increase average order value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>\ud83c\udf10 MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Translation ready (i18n)<\/li>\n<li>WPML compatible<\/li>\n<li>Polylang compatible<\/li>\n<li>Supports RTL languages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>\ud83d\udd12 PRIVACY &amp; SECURITY<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Data sanitization and validation<\/li>\n<li>Nonce verification on all requests<\/li>\n<li>Rate limiting to prevent abuse<\/li>\n<li>No data shared without consent<\/li>\n<li>GDPR compliant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Third-Party Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to third-party AI services to function. Please review their privacy policies:<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>OpenAI<\/strong>\n* Service: https:\/\/api.openai.com\/\n* Privacy Policy: https:\/\/openai.com\/privacy\/\n* Terms: https:\/\/openai.com\/terms\/<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Anthropic (Claude)<\/strong>\n* Service: https:\/\/api.anthropic.com\/\n* Privacy Policy: https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/privacy\n* Terms: https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/legal\/consumer-terms<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Google (Gemini)<\/strong>\n* Service: https:\/\/generativelanguage.googleapis.com\/\n* Privacy Policy: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\n* Terms: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>OpenRouter<\/strong>\n* Service: https:\/\/openrouter.ai\/api\/\n* Privacy Policy: https:\/\/openrouter.ai\/privacy\n* Terms: https:\/\/openrouter.ai\/terms<\/p>\n\n<p>Data sent to these services includes:\n* User messages\n* Product information from your catalog\n* Conversation history (temporary)<\/p>\n\n<p>NO personally identifiable user information is sent without explicit user action.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Developer Documentation<\/h3>\n\n<h4>Filters<\/h4>\n\n<pre><code>aica_max_products_per_response - Modify max products shown\naica_system_prompt - Customize AI system prompt\naica_widget_settings - Modify widget configuration\naica_rate_limit - Adjust rate limiting\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<h4>Actions<\/h4>\n\n<pre><code>aica_before_chat_response - Before AI generates response\naica_after_chat_response - After response is generated\naica_product_added_to_cart - When product added via AI\naica_conversation_started - New conversation started\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<h4>REST API Endpoints<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>POST \/wp-json\/ai-assistant\/v1\/chat<\/code> - Send message<\/li>\n<li><code>GET \/wp-json\/ai-assistant\/v1\/products\/search<\/code> - Search products<\/li>\n<li><code>POST \/wp-json\/ai-assistant\/v1\/cart\/add<\/code> - Add to cart<\/li>\n<li><code>GET \/wp-json\/ai-assistant\/v1\/cart\/get<\/code> - Get cart contents<\/li>\n<li><code>GET \/wp-json\/ai-assistant\/v1\/settings<\/code> - Get widget settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>See full developer documentation at https:\/\/www.aica-assistant.com<\/p>\n\n<h3>Support<\/h3>\n\n<p>For support, feature requests, or bug reports:\n* Visit our support forum on WordPress.org\n* Documentation: https:\/\/www.aica-assistant.com<\/p>\n\n<h3>Credits<\/h3>\n\n<p>Developed by joseph78developer <a href=\"mailto:joseph78@altervista.org\">j&#111;&#x73;&#x65;&#112;&#104;&#x37;&#x38;&#064;&#097;&#x6c;&#x74;&#101;&#114;&#x76;&#x69;&#115;&#116;&#x61;.&#111;&#114;&#x67;<\/a> (https:\/\/www.aica-assistant.com)\nIcons from FontAwesome (CC BY 4.0 License)\nPowered by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and OpenRouter APIs<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h4>Minimum Requirements<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress 6.0 or greater<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce 7.0 or greater<\/li>\n<li>PHP version 7.4 or greater<\/li>\n<li>MySQL version 5.6 or greater<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Automatic Installation<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your WordPress dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/li>\n<li>Search for \"AICA - Smart AI Commerce Assistant\"<\/li>\n<li>Click \"Install Now\" and then \"Activate\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Manual Installation<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Download the plugin ZIP file<\/li>\n<li>Upload to <code>wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory<\/li>\n<li>Unzip the file<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Configuration<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>AI Assistant \u2192 Settings<\/strong> in your WordPress admin<\/li>\n<li>Choose your AI provider (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, or OpenRouter)<\/li>\n<li>Enter your API key for the selected provider<\/li>\n<li>Configure widget appearance and position<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>AI Assistant \u2192 Index Products<\/strong> to index your catalog<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Customize magic prompts in <strong>AI Assistant \u2192 Magic Prompts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Getting API Keys<\/h4>\n\n<p><strong>OpenAI<\/strong>\n1. 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AI responses are fast (typically 1-3 seconds).<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20customize%20the%20widget%20appearance%3F\"><h3>Can I customize the widget appearance?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Absolutely! You can customize:\n* Position (four corners)\n* Primary color\n* Widget title\n* Greeting message\n* Magic prompts (quick suggestions)\n* Light\/dark theme<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20it%20gdpr%20compliant%3F\"><h3>Is it GDPR compliant?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The plugin only sends data to AI providers when users actively interact with the widget. No data is collected or shared without user action.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20customers%20add%20products%20to%20cart%20through%20the%20ai%3F\"><h3>Can customers add products to cart through the AI?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes! The AI can recommend products and add them to the cart directly from the conversation.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20support%20multilingual%20stores%3F\"><h3>Does it support multilingual stores?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes! 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